Unlikely Dodgers slugger secures a spot in the midseason top 25 rankings

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are absolutely rolling this year. They have a clear goal of winning their third consecutive World Series title, something that hasn't been done since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees went on their run.

They are getting quality play from their stars like Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, but they are not the only ones. One player who sticks out this year for what he has done so far is outfielder Andy Pages.

The former Cuban prospect who signed with the Dodgers in 2018 is hitting .271/.328/.479 with 16 home runs and an NL-leading 60 runs batted in.

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Unlikely Dodgers slugger secures a spot in the midseason top 25 rankings

Pages has become the guy for the Dodgers in the outfield, which is great for a team that has Teoscar Hernandez regressing and Kyle Tucker not performing as everyone thought he would after being picked up in free agency.

And even though he has been struggling a bit as of late, Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller still ranks him the 18th-best player three months into the season.

"In Pages, we've got one more recent struggler before we ramp back up to stars who have been hot as of late. The Dodgers outfielder was batting .412 with five home runs in his first 19 games of the season. That was never going to last, but he hasn't even been able to stay within shouting distance of a .300 batting average, batting just .215 dating back to late May. He's still leading the NL in RBI, though, and has remained the Dodgers' staple in center field."

Not many hitters remain hot all season long. If he can get back on track and Kyle Tucker can figure it out, it's going to be really tough for any other team to beat the Dodgers in an October series.